((sharie johnson)) and a similar situation yesterday after a 48 year old man died from an apparent scuba diving accident. he has been identified as fred arnold from tampa florida. c-b-s florida reports he was a 27 year verteran at the tampa police department. the incident happened yesterday around 1-30. authorities received a call that arnold surfaced but was unconscious. crews tried to revive the diver but he was later pronounced dead. the coroners office has yet to determit ((sharie johnson)) meanwhile five days after it closed, lake las vegas is back open following heavy monsoon rains this week. it s a routine process to keep everyone safe. our 8 news now reporter shakala alvaranga explains why. (( sharie, this is all about making sure that anyone who uses lake las vegas stays safe. we re told that the water rose about a foot and a half within 30 minutes when those storms rolled through. )) lake las vegas looks just like it used to. (( every time we take on water in t
quijano: good evening, i m elaine quijano. this is our western edition. south florida is bracing for possible floods. a system that could become a tropical storm is churning off the coast threatening the region with several days of heavy rain. it comes as the miami area is struggling to contain the zika virus spread by local mosquitoes which can breed in just a bottle cap of water. omar villafranca is in miami beach with more on the double threat. omar? to miami beach on sunday to soak in the sun before the storms roll in. the ocean winds are expected to bring in several days of rain including heavy downpours.gh right now the main concern atg the shore is the strong rip current.he on land health officials want to make sure pooling water from possible floods doesn t turnid into a widespread breedingor ground for mosquitoes carrying the zika virus. property owners face a $1,000 fine for not getting rid of contracted the zika virus from local mosquitoes. 38 of those cases are
lake for 5 days. lake las vegas looks just like it used to. when it s closed down, the only thing it s closed down to is bodily contact, so you can still go out on the boat, but we don t reccommend swimming, we don t even allow swimming for that 5 days. the lake can t operate . when there s an overflow from a storm . we sample the lake for 5 days, we send it off for testing to ensure there are no contaminants that would be harmful to any human contact with the lake. the lake closed on tuesday . after rain flooded parts of the valley. water that came in a half hour over the nellis area and then it finally ended up here which is the way it usually does. nellis airforce base saw 1.9 inches of rain from that same storm . the tests are taken to make sure the water isn t contaminated. i have grandchildren i ve had in this lake. i would not let them swim in the lake if i thought it wasn t safe. the opening comes just in time for this year s country in the great meats, we ve
here at 8 news now i m sharie johnson. class will be back in session tomorrow for both clark county school district as well as u-n-l-v and many are wondering how to dress. katie boer is here to give us a look at your bus stop forecast tomorrow. katie? ((katie boer)) head back to school. ...... your extended forecast shows temps. returning back to the triple digits for the next three or four days before another slight dip back to the upper 90s. ((sharie johnson)) from the skies to the roads. valley law enforcement is urging drivers to stay safe . your commute will soon see more traffic anchor demetria obilor has a look at some areas sure to slow you down in this week s look ahead.. students go back to school tomorrow morning, so expect a lot more traffic on the road. there are cone zones all throughout town that are going to slow you down. we ll talk about a few of them you may want to watch out for. up in the northwest, there s a lot of work happening on ann road and 215
outside of speeding there several no- no s many people don t realize according to metro. one of those things include jay-walking. police say that s when parents, students or both cross the street with no regard to drivers when they are not permitted to do so. the second one is for drivers and it might actually surprise you: (( when you re in a school zone, even if it s not posted, you can not make a u-turn any time when children are present. period. if you do, it s four points on your record.)) ((kirsten joyce)) any minor violation in a school zone will result in four points on your driving record. once you reach 12 points in a calendar year - your license can be revoked./// let s head over to demetria with traffic ((demetria obilor)) watch out for a hit and run charleston and desert inn are alternates. there are no slow downs in the spagetti bowl. we ll take a look at some cone zones up next. warming to the mid 90s sunday. a nice weekend. .. sunshine and hotter for kids back